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these systems and when it might<br />
not necessarily be the appropriate<br />
method.<br />
33 Overlook Road<br />
Suite 305<br />
Summit, NJ 07901<br />
Hackensack UMC<br />
Mountainside Hospital<br />
Harries Pavilion<br />
2nd floor, Suite 1B<br />
1 Bay Avenue<br />
Montclair NJ 07042<br />
908-608-9619<br />
njss.net<br />
ATLANTIC<br />
HEALTH SYSTEM<br />
Dr. Vineet Tyagi, orthopedic<br />
surgeon<br />
Q: When is a hip or knee joint<br />
replacement appropriate?<br />
A: If patients continue to have<br />
hip or knee pain after exhausting<br />
non-operative treatments,<br />
the next step is to replace the<br />
joint. We perform joint replacements<br />
in a wide age range, from<br />
patients in their forties to their<br />
nineties. Thanks to modern<br />
advancements, recovery times<br />
have improved significantly<br />
and patients are now typically<br />
discharged home on the day of<br />
surgery, rather than staying at<br />
the hospital for a few days.<br />
Q: What specific changes<br />
have been implemented?<br />
A: We use robotics in our surgery<br />
and also different medications<br />
that provide more localized<br />
pain control and minimize blood<br />
loss during surgery. Over the<br />
past decade, changes in the way<br />
implants are manufactured have<br />
lengthened their lifespan and<br />
wear capability. They still wear<br />
Vineet Tyagi, MD<br />
out at some point, but we have<br />
many younger patients who have<br />
received a second replacement<br />
and remain very active.<br />
Q: What does joint replacement<br />
surgery success depend<br />
on primarily?<br />
A: Often it is the degree of underlying<br />
arthritis they are experiencing.<br />
The patients who see the<br />
biggest improvements are those<br />
with the most severe arthritis and<br />
pain. I’ve treated patients who<br />
continued to have significant pain<br />
after multiple forms of non-operative<br />
treatment. After having a<br />
robotic knee replacement, they’ve<br />
returned for the same procedure<br />
to relieve pain on their other knee.<br />
It can be life-changing.<br />
Q: How do patients benefit<br />
from the resources of Atlantic<br />
Health?<br />
A: We offer a comprehensive<br />
approach to patient care to give<br />
patients the best chance of a successful<br />
outcome. We have metabolic<br />
specialists if patients need<br />
to lose weight prior to surgery or<br />
endocrinologists to help manage<br />
diabetes. Post-surgery, we offer<br />
home-health services. For the first<br />
weeks of recovery, patients can<br />
undergo physical therapy at home.<br />
Atlantic Medical Group Orthopedics<br />
and Sports Medicine at<br />
Bridgewater<br />
1125 Route 22, Suite 150<br />
Bridgewater, NJ 08807<br />
908-722-2033<br />
atlantichealth.org/locations/<br />
atlantic-medical-group/orthopedics-sports-medicine-bridgewater.html<br />
HACKENSACK<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
MEDICAL<br />
CENTER<br />
Dr. Hooman Azmi, chief of<br />
the Center for Functional and<br />
Restorative and Image-Guided<br />
Neurosurgery<br />
Q: A 70-yeard-old retired<br />
construction worker came to<br />
you last year with violent<br />
tremors in his hands. What<br />
was the cause?<br />
A: Such involuntary and<br />
rhythmic shaking, experienced by<br />
approximately 10 million Ameri-<br />
Hooman Azmi, MD<br />
106 SEPTEMBER <strong>2022</strong> NJMONTHLY.COM
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